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It Was A Privilege To Be President And It Is A Privilege To Be A Former President And I Believe That I Have Got A Chance To Be A Part Of Something That Is Influential - But Not For My Sake, But For The Sake Of People Dying In Africa Or People Worried About A Free Society In Their Countries Or People Who Wonder Whether There Will Be A Free Market.

-George W. Bush

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It Was A Privilege

George W. Bush

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It Was A Privilege To Be President And It Is A Privilege To Be A Former President And I Believe That I Have Got A Chance To Be A Part Of Something That Is Influential - But Not For My Sake, But For The Sake Of People Dying In Africa Or People Worried About A Free Society In Their Countries Or People Who Wonder Whether There Will Be A Free Market.

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Right Now, Iraq Is Expanding And Improving Facilities That Were Used For The Production Of Biological Weapons.

Mass Destruction

I Don't Remember Debates. I Don't Think We Spent A Lot Of Time Debating It. Maybe We Did, But I Don't Remember.

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America's Making A Long-term Commitment To Help The People Of Lebanon Because We Believe Every Person Deserves To Live In A Free, Open Society That Respects The Rights Of All.

And I Am An Optimistic Person. I Guess If You Want To Try To Find Something To Be Pessimistic About, You Can Find It, No Matter How Hard You Look, You Know?

Those Who Feel Like They Can Intimidate Our Fellow Citizens To Take Out Their Anger Don't Represent The Best Of America, They Represent The Worst Of Humankind, And They Should Be Ashamed Of That Kind Of Behavior.

There Were Tactical Decisions That I Wish I Could Have Done Differently: Mission Accomplished, Not Revealing My Drunken Driving Charge Prior To My Run For The Presidency, Flying Over New Orleans On Katrina And The Pictures Being Released And People Saying, "he's Aloof And Doesn't Really Care."

There Was No Evidence That Saddam Hussein Was Involved With The Attack Of 9/11, I've Never Said That And Never Made That Case Prior To Going Into Iraq.

If Affirmative Action Means What I Just Described, What I'm For, Then I'm For It.

Today, We're Fighting A New War To Defend Our Liberty And Our People And Our Way Of Life. And As We Work To Advance The Cause Of Freedom Around The World, We Remember That The Father Of Our Country Believed That The Freedoms We Secured In Our Revolution Were Not Meant For Americans Alone.

I Gave Them A Fair Warning

The Men And Women Of Afghanistan Are Building A Nation That Is Free, And Proud, And Fighting Terror - And America Is Honored To Be Their Friend.

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Of All States That Understands Local Control Of Schools, Iowa Is Such A State.

It's Really Important For Our Troops To Understand Our Country Supports Them.

I Think The Key Anecdote In The Book Is When Colin [powell] And I Were Discussing Iraq. Colin Was Upstairs In The Treaty Room, In The Residence. And He Talks About His Concerns About The Use Of Military In Iraq. And I Said I Felt The Same Concerns, But It Might Be That We Have To Use It. In Which Case, He Said, "i Support You."

The Terrorists Know That The Outcome Will Leave Them Emboldened Or Defeated. So They Are Waging A Campaign Of Murder And Destruction. And There Is No Limit To The Innocent Lives They Are Willing To Take.

If You Find A Neighbor In Need, You're Responsible For Serving That Neighbor In Need, You're Responsible For Loving A Neighbor Just Like You'd Like To Love Yourself.

So It Is The Policy Of The United States To Seek And Support The Growth Of Democratic Movements And Institutions In Every Nation And Culture, With The Ultimate Goal Of Ending Tyranny In Our World.

It Has Sustained Me In Moments Of Success And In Moments Of Disappointment. Without It, I'd Be A Different Person. And Without It, I Doubt I'd Be Here Today.

I Am Very Comfortable With The Strategic Decisions That I Made.

First Of All, You Never Retire. At Least I Don't Retire.

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If The Terriers And Bariffs Are Torn Down, This Economy Will Grow.

I Was Raised In The West. The West Of Texas. It's Pretty Close To California. In More Ways Than Washington, D.c., Is Close To California.

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The Solid Truth Of The Matter Is, When You Find - If You Want To Help Heal The Hurt, If You Want To Hurt People And - Help People In Pain, The Best Way To Do So Is To Call Upon The Great Strength Of The Country, Which Is The Compassion Of Our Fellow Americans.

But I Have No Desire For Fame And Power Anymore. I Crawled Out Of The Swamp And I'm Not Crawling Back In.

Politics Comes And Goes, But Your Principles Don't. And Everybody Wants To Be Loved -- Not Everybody. ... You Never Heard Anybody Say, 'i Want To Be Despised, I'm Running For Office.'

Our Job Is To Help Iraq Forces Be Better Equipped, To Help Their Police Be Able To Deal With These Extremists And To Help Their Government Succeed.

I Do Not Like Abortions. I Will Do Everything In My Power To Restrict Abortion.

You Subscribe Politics To It. I Subscribe Freedom To It.

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States Should Have The Right To Enact Laws... Particularly To End The Inhumane Practice Of Ending A Life That Otherwise Could Live.

If Someone Committed A Crime, They Will No Longer Work In My Administration.

I Take Pride In Being The Same Person.

I Believe In Open Government. I've Always Believed In Open Government. I Don't E-mail, However. And There's A Reason: I Don't Want You Reading My Personal Stuff.

I Think We Ought To Raise The Age At Which Juveniles Can Have A Gun.

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